No. 33 The Sacred Wait

Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you. Matthew 7:7, Luke 11:9

For everyone that asks receives; and he that seeks finds, and to him that knocks, it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his sons ask bread, will he give him a stone. Or if he asks a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask Him?

.........As I hear Jesus whisper this into one ear, I cringe because in my other ear I hear a chorus of raging souls who have begged God for something that was crucial to them, that they did not receive, or they received a serpent instead.

Many sought and didn’t find, knocked and the door did not open. I have been that person. Pay close attention to how to hit this Mark. God help you if you don’t get it.

With every other command, the onus is on us. In this case a response is required from God. This is not archery, it is ball.

Playing ball with God the Father exposes a person to amazing grace, wishes come true and doors open into heaven. The One who gives what you ask for, the One who shows you where to find what you are looking for, and the One who opens the door you are knocking on, is not wearing a watch, and nothing but the best is good enough for you.

Impatience can be deadly. You miss this Mark when you give up. Did the person you pray for die, or become sicker or more depraved? In this too, be patient. Death is not the end.

So take off your watch and wait for the response that will exceed your wildest imagination. Or trust when He says “No.”

Ask - wait and receive.
Seek - wait and find.
Knock- wait and watch.

Patience is a virtue.